Suspect In Aruban Missing Person Case Defiantly Claims Innocence In Bizarre Interview

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by Nando Di Fino | 8:50 am, December 1st, 2011

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Gary Giordano, the main suspect in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner, his companion on a trip to Aruba, was released by authorities on Tuesday after serving over 100 days in an Aruban jail. Thursday morning, he took part in his first televised interview since the arrest, on Good Morning America, in an alternatively odd and brusque interview with Robin Roberts.

Right from the start, Giordano was skittish, telling Roberts after she asked, “What happened that day?” that he had already gone over that with “the best Dutch interrogators” 50 or 60 times, and wouldn’t do that again. He told Roberts, however, that he — or his attorney, Jose Baez — would answer any specific questions that she had.

“There were many accounts you’d been drinking heavily.” Roberts said.

“I’ve never heard that,” an apparently surprised Giordano replied.

Baez then jumped in and explained that Giordano had been in jail and wasn’t exposed to the “media onslaught” of the past few months, while pointing out that, in light of the stories, “judges are not in the business of releasing people, especially with mountains of circumstantial evidence against them.”

Roberts, undeterred, asked what the condition of the sea that day was, as Gardner had been last seen snorkeling. Giordano then took that opportunity to respond to the drinking accusations, saying there were videos of the two of them at a bar, but they didn’t order drinks.

“I’ll just interview myself if you don’t mind,” he told Roberts, mid-way through his answer.

Giordano contended that the rumors of them being in a remote snorkeling location were false, as they were 100 yards from a scuba diving store. He said that Gardner’s mother told him to go home on his original return flight, as did his then-attorney. The reason he hopped on a different plane than he was originally supposed to take was because the ticket agent said a tropical storm was coming and there was another plane about to leave.

When Roberts showed him surveillance video of his apparently lackadaisical search efforts, he said that the doors were all closed and the place was empty. Roberts remarked that he looked dry, intimating that Giordano had taken some time before searching for Gardner.

“You can see I’m dry there?!” A somewhat annoyed Giordano asked. “How can you tell I’m dry there? I’m wet!”

When she pressed Giordano on his lack of effort in knocking on doors, he explained he had just gotten out of the water and was tired:

“It’s like running a marathon, and you come around the last corner and you’re expecting a whole crew of people yelling for you, and there’s nobody there. You’re not going to go high-five the air.”

Giordano also addressed why he took an insurance policy out for Gardner, as well as saying he had absolutely nothing to do with her disappearance. Roberts asked if he felt responsible, and he said yes, that, “a person I cared about, a companion, has disappeared on my watch.” Giordano then quickly added that Aruba’s two main sources of income are cocaine and human trafficking.

Watch the entire bizarre interview below, courtesy of GMA:

Gary Giordano, GMA, Robyn Gardner

Anonymous

Maybe she’s under that terrible rug on his head.

This guy is the Aruban version of Herman Cain,lots of smoke,circumstancial evidence and second hand or hearsay remarks and the like but no actual proof of wrong doing…..yet.

Of course Aruba is still really gun shy after the Natalie Holloway deal but at the same time if you can’t convict you must let him go home until you can.
Moderate

I would hope most young women would prefer to go anywhere but Aruba at this time, based on these high profile cases.
http://twitter.com/sixtus66 Sixtus66

Aruba: The place to get rid of unwanted and nagging partners or drunken high school students who don’t understand what an acquaintance with benefits relationship is…Guilt free.

Maybe the Dutch will fly a team of F-16s over the site where Robyn Gardner disappeared.
Anonymous

That is a very strange hat that Mr. Giordano is wearing.
Anonymous

Savvy legal scholar & tenacious trial attorney Jose Baez will walk his client every time. He is the best lawyer in the country.
Anonymous

amazing how this became a political story.
Anonymous

oh yeah. this guy is believable…
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Anonymous

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Anonymous

that’s right
http://twitter.com/Samuel_Bun Samuel_Bun

Why would you bring Cain into this, it makes no sense at all.
Anonymous

Did ABC have to provide cheese for that thing on his head prior to the interview?
Anonymous

He seems to have been in a hurry to get off the island… if I was with someone who had gone missing, that is the last thing on my mind. I would want to stay and help in the search. He bolted… not cool.
Anonymous

Most liberals including Obama would blame her disappearance on Bush. Just sayin.
Anonymous

He just seemed “very hyper” during this interview. And, the big insurance policy. Well, I am sorry but I do not believe him. I’ve been to Aruba — they do speak English there.
Joan Kelly

Wow! Big difference from what has been reported and suggested by the media to date.

I don’t know – - – I still come back to: If you weren’t there – you DO NOT KNOW!
Anonymous

good thing you’re not on any jury. With your logic you’d find everyone innocent of any heinous crime cause God willing, you wouldn’t be there or hopefully you’d stop the crime before it became one.

This guy is beyond guilty. The ocean holds a lot of secrets.
Joan Kelly

seek456,

“good thing you’re not on any jury.”: That’s the Gospel truth! Smile.

I don’t know about you but I’ve known people that have been accused and found guilty when they weren’t. Sad but true. I think that’s why…”Judge not unless you be judged.”

Frankly, I kinda envy your certainty. It must feel good.

But – what happens when you find you’ve made a mistake?
Anonymous

I haven’t made a mistake yet – I’ll let you know what happens when I find one I’ve made. lol

It does not take much to see that the guy is far from truthful. When you are lying worse than the rug on your head – you’re done.

Just like little Lisa’s Mom (guilty) – it’s just a matter of when/how it all unravels. Again, when the lying is so obvious and the cover up attempts so blatant – innocent is the last thing that crosses my mind when I listen to her.

p.s. If I had a child who mysteriously disappeared while I was drunk and two of my kids were in the house while it happened, I’d make sure that experts (not me – but experts) questioned the children as to any and every thing that they might remember. I sure the hell would not block the police trying to question them. I also wouldn’t need a lawyer, if I was innocent. I’d also would have had to be sedated because I would be going crazy searching for him/her.

….and the case of the missing “People’s Court” woman – again, I was not surprised that the ex fiancee is the prime suspect. I suspected him as soon as I watched their interaction and heard the story.

I’d say it’s a good thing I’m not a cop – lol I usually figure out the guilty as soon as I get a look and listen to the players.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Andre-K-Brown/737709845 Andre K Brown

I get many emails from “discount” travel sites offering packages to ..well ..wherever.. And even to places here in the US. When I book travel it does have the insurance options he mentions. I have always opted for them for my plus 1. Just in case something goes wrong. So I believe him there. Now he is in another country with different laws and culture(and bad history with missing persons) so I believe him there. Maybe just maybe he is innocent. Wouldn’t you want to be on American soil knowing what your rights and liberties are? Rather than be stuck in another country where you can get blindsided by some way of thinking that you can not react to in a fashion you are used to.. to be thrown under a bus so to speak? He himself said he would have done things differently now looking back. But that is with the knowledge he has learned from his experience being detained there. I need to point out this is not like the Holloway case where the accused was a native whose dad had political ties.. He is back in America and if he is found guilty of this then he will serve for that. Our justice system(as flawed as it has become) will root this out. Trust me just because he is here does not mean it is over. He is just in an arena he can understand better.
Joan Kelly

“I haven’t made a mistake yet – I’ll let you know what happens when I find one I’ve made.”

Wow … it must be nice to be you.

But, hey – - – I’m glad I’m me.
Anonymous

one of these days joan, you might understand that not every post is serious. That post was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

So, do not worry your pretty little head about it.

…but I’m happy to be me and I’m glad you’re happy to be you.